GEMA vs. OpenAI | AI memorisation is a reproduction relevant to copyright law, and the TDM exception does not help in LLM training, Munich I Regional Court holds
In its judgment of 11 November 2025 (42 O 14139/24), the Munich I Regional Court (Germany) issued a widely noted precedent on the copyright assessment of AI training and outputs under German and EU law. According to its press release1, the ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1278#7586)
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Published: 26 July 2026
Source: AI Incident Database
Category: Incidents
Topics: Regulation · Copyright & IP
Retrieved: 28 July 2026
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